In order to make sure that your WebQuest stays aligned with your unit, you will need to copy and paste 3 things from your Stages 1 and 2 from your unit for Dr. Grace's class. (This will also help Dr. Theresa give you better feedback on your Intro, Task, and Conclusion.) Then you will write your first drafts of your Introduction and Conclusion.
G.R.A.S.P.S
(Feel free to copy and paste what you have for the GRASPS portion of your unit for Dr. Grace in Stage 2.)
Goal
The student must create an iBook that informs museum visitors about the evidence for evolution.
Role
The student assumes the role of a museum curator.
Audience
The student creates an iBook for the Board of Directors at the Museum of Natural History.
Situation
The student has been assigned by the Board of Directors to create an iBook explaining the evidence for evolution.
Product & Performance
The student will create an iBook 5 to 6 pages long that includes pictures and audio.
Standards
The student will create an iBook 5 to 6 pages long that includes pictures and audio.
Understanding(s)
•Evolution and common ancestry is supported by multiple lines of evidence. •Genetic variation is related to common ancestry. •There were significant events and people that contributed to the theory of evolution.
Big Ideas -Evidence of evolution -Significant events and people related to evolution
. What are the academic goals for the unit (which will also be the purpose of the WebQuest)?
Introduction
The National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C. contains collections of over 126 million specimens of plants, animals, fossils, minerals, rocks, meteorites, human remains, and cultural artifacts (Wow!). It is the most visited out of all the Smithsonian museums. In 2007, the museum added The Hall of Human Origins, which presents evidence for human evolution. It’s been 10 years since the museum has updated this exhibit, and visitors want to see something new in this hall. What does any of this have to do with you? You are the curator in charge of this exhibit!
(Set the stage, give us any background info that we might need to know (but just a hint), this is your HOOK. Provide a segue to the Task . . . make your reader want to click to the next section. There should be nothing that sounds like school work in this section. Don't give away what's going to happen in the Task.)
Task
You are a museum curator at the Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C. The museum wants to unveil a new exhibit on biological evolution soon, and the Board of Directors are holding a contest to see who can come up with the most informative and appealing project to include in the new exhibit. You have been given the task of creating a 5 to 6 page iBook that explains the evidence of evolution and the significant events and people that contributed to the theory of evolution. If the Board of Directors like your submission, your iBook will be presented on re-opening night. Additionally, you will be promoted to Head Curator and rewarded with an all-expenses-paid vacation to the Galapagos Islands!
(This story should match the Task Description/Summary from your unit in Stage 2 (Through what authentic performance task will students demonstrate understandings?). You can copy and paste from Dr. Grace's wiki.Tell the story of the Role, Audience, Situation, and Product & Performance. Be a story teller. Save any classroom-specific information for the Process. Build the scenario and stay in character. You can reference the Introduction but try not to duplicate the information that's in the Introduction. Be sure to write this in second person ("you work for an international design firm" "you and your colleagues at the television studio" "your team wants to submit the winning entry"...))
Conclusion
Thank you for your submission. Your iBook will be reviewed by the Board of Directors and a winner will be announced soon. It was time for the old exhibit to evolve, and you contributed to that change. Continue thinking about how the evidence supporting evolution helps people understand the origins of life. Without significant evolutionary biologists like Charles Darwin there would be no theory of evolution. Thankfully, new discoveries in evolutionary biology are being made all the time by scientists like you. Never let your curiosity for the biological world cease.
(Tie everything the participants have done back to the Goal. Why did they go through all of this? Tie the scenario to the real world. Remind them of the "Big Idea" that they were supposed to gain from this, just in case they didn't make the connection on their own. Don't get preachy. If you ask a question here, it has to be rhetorical. No work or assignments should be included. Short is good.)
G.R.A.S.P.S
(Feel free to copy and paste what you have for the GRASPS portion of your unit for Dr. Grace in Stage 2.)Understanding(s)
•Evolution and common ancestry is supported by multiple lines of evidence.•Genetic variation is related to common ancestry.
•There were significant events and people that contributed to the theory of evolution.
Big Ideas
-Evidence of evolution
-Significant events and people related to evolution
. What are the academic goals for the unit (which will also be the purpose of the WebQuest)?
Introduction
The National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C. contains collections of over 126 million specimens of plants, animals, fossils, minerals, rocks, meteorites, human remains, and cultural artifacts (Wow!). It is the most visited out of all the Smithsonian museums. In 2007, the museum added The Hall of Human Origins, which presents evidence for human evolution. It’s been 10 years since the museum has updated this exhibit, and visitors want to see something new in this hall. What does any of this have to do with you? You are the curator in charge of this exhibit!
(Set the stage, give us any background info that we might need to know (but just a hint), this is your HOOK. Provide a segue to the Task . . . make your reader want to click to the next section. There should be nothing that sounds like school work in this section. Don't give away what's going to happen in the Task.)
Task
You are a museum curator at the Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C. The museum wants to unveil a new exhibit on biological evolution soon, and the Board of Directors are holding a contest to see who can come up with the most informative and appealing project to include in the new exhibit. You have been given the task of creating a 5 to 6 page iBook that explains the evidence of evolution and the significant events and people that contributed to the theory of evolution. If the Board of Directors like your submission, your iBook will be presented on re-opening night. Additionally, you will be promoted to Head Curator and rewarded with an all-expenses-paid vacation to the Galapagos Islands!(This story should match the Task Description/Summary from your unit in Stage 2 (Through what authentic performance task will students demonstrate understandings?). You can copy and paste from Dr. Grace's wiki. Tell the story of the Role, Audience, Situation, and Product & Performance. Be a story teller. Save any classroom-specific information for the Process. Build the scenario and stay in character. You can reference the Introduction but try not to duplicate the information that's in the Introduction. Be sure to write this in second person ("you work for an international design firm" "you and your colleagues at the television studio" "your team wants to submit the winning entry"...))
Conclusion
Thank you for your submission. Your iBook will be reviewed by the Board of Directors and a winner will be announced soon. It was time for the old exhibit to evolve, and you contributed to that change. Continue thinking about how the evidence supporting evolution helps people understand the origins of life. Without significant evolutionary biologists like Charles Darwin there would be no theory of evolution. Thankfully, new discoveries in evolutionary biology are being made all the time by scientists like you. Never let your curiosity for the biological world cease.(Tie everything the participants have done back to the Goal. Why did they go through all of this? Tie the scenario to the real world. Remind them of the "Big Idea" that they were supposed to gain from this, just in case they didn't make the connection on their own. Don't get preachy. If you ask a question here, it has to be rhetorical. No work or assignments should be included. Short is good.)